coin art

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by JennCQ, Jan 19, 2009.

  1. JennCQ

    JennCQ New Member

    So this may be a different sort of post, but I figured some of you might be interested in the artist I am featuring on my website. We're a community of collectors, but this week we decided to feature this amazing sculptor/painter who uses modern US coins as his medium. Check it out: http://www.collectorsquest.com/featured-week/tedstanke.html
     
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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Interesting........
     
  4. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

  5. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    I kinda wanted to cry a bit seeing all those cut up coins, but then I realized they were modern crap and no loss
     
  6. JennCQ

    JennCQ New Member

    Yeah, I was a little hesitant writing about it here, but I didn't think there was harm since they arent really collectible coins. Thanks for the nomination!
     
  7. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    You plucked a few of my heart string. Did you ever see that house in Borum Hill decorated with Beads and Bottle Tops?

    Ruben
     
  8. JennCQ

    JennCQ New Member

    No, Ive never seen it. Where is it exactly? I imagine it looking like those traffic post mosaics in the east village.
     
  9. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    I think it is more dramatic than that, more like your art. but I will need to dig out the photos I have of it amoung my 20K of photos of Brooklyn and the city. I was going to hook it up to http://www.brooklyn-living.com/


    ruben
     
  10. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    OK Jen - I found the photo's

    Enjoy

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  15. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    OK - That's it

    Too be young and in Brooklyn...is to be alive...
     
  16. sketcherpbr

    sketcherpbr Enthusiast

    that was some amazing stuff on that link. wow.
     
  17. fiftypee

    fiftypee Member

    Yeah that was pretty neat stuff. Cool pictures!

    :)
     
  18. JennCQ

    JennCQ New Member

    That's amazing!Reminds me of a place out in NJ called Luna Parc
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    Total Alice in Wonderland looking place.
     
  19. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    Does someone live there?

    Ruben
     
  20. JennCQ

    JennCQ New Member

    Yeah I think this guy lives there alone, but he has open houses. He also sells all this stuff he makes, like jewelry and whatnot.
     
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